Whohath not known ill fortune, never knew himself, or his own virtue.

Sciencecannot resolve moral conflicts, but it can help to more accurately frame thedebates about those conflicts.

Wherethe tongue slips, it speaks the truth.

Power tends to corrupt, and absolute power corrupts absolutely.

Personal appearance is looking the best you can for the money.

If you ain't never pick up the sword,you ain't never have to worry about fallin' on it.

This dualityhas been reflected in classical as well as modern literature as reason versuspassion, or mind versus intuition. The split between the ‘conscious’ mind andthe ‘unconscious.’ There are moments in each of our lives when ourverbal-intellect sugges

Anyone whoconducts an argument by appealing to authority is not using his intelligence,just his memory.

Talkback to your internal critic. Train yourself to recognize and write downcritical thoughts as they go through your mind. Learn why these thoughts areuntrue and practice talking and writing back to them.

Thereis no squabbling so violent as that between peoplewho accepted an idea yesterday and those who will accept the same ideatomorrow.

The ear tends to be lazy, craves the familiar and is shocked by the unexpected; the eye, on the other hand, tends to be impatient, craves the novel and is bored by repetition.

A man'sconversation is the mirror of his thoughts.